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- Report: Gas pipeline not enough to avert New England energy crisis (2/18/14)
New England is facing an energy crisis brought on by high natural gas prices, and the call by governors in the six states for a new, publicly funded natural gas pipeline does not go far enough to solve the problem, according to a detailed analysis of the region’s energy options
- From gas to timber, vertical integration key to historic growth of Irving empire (2/7/14)
The Irving family story begins with the son of Scottish immigrants, James Dergavel Irving, who founded the Irving company in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, in 1882 with a sawmill, gristmill, carding mill, a general store and several farms
- Verso agrees to purchase Bucksport power plant (1/27/14)
BUCKSPORT — Verso Paper Corp. has agreed to purchase the full assets of a power plant that is co-located with its paper mill in Bucksport.
- Opinion: A lot of gas, but not here: How should New England deal with its natural gas appetite? (1/23/14)
The agreement among the six New England governors to invest as a region in new natural gas pipeline capacity and electric transmission is rooted in part in cold days like many that Maine and the rest of New England have experienced so far this winter.
- Existing utilities shoulder cost of Kennebec Valley natural gas boon (1/19/14)
AUGUSTA — Natural gas’ 2013 entrée into the Kennebec Valley forced the capital city’s utility district to respond to nearly 3,000 requests to mark existing utility lines in the ground, about five times more than the year before.
- Plan to boost supply of natural gas would reverse flow of pipeline in Maine (2/12/14)
The lead owner of the pipeline that pumps natural gas from Canada through Maine to Greater Boston wants to reverse the flow and send gas north from Pennsylvania and New York.
- University system trustees approve Farmington campus’ plan to switch to natural gas (1/27/14)
BANGOR — The University of Maine at Farmington hopes to save $4 million over the next 10 years by switching from oil to less expensive natural gas to heat the school’s buildings.
- Opinion: New England energy agreement promising, with implications for Maine’s energy future (1/26/14)
It started with conversations, then a statement of cooperation. We’re pleased to see the governors of the six New England states have taken their pledge to jointly tackle regional energy issues one step further.
- Hartford Steam may lose another major customer (1/20/14)
The Hartford Steam Co. loop system that provides heat and cool air to the majority of downtown buildings could lose another prominent customer by the end of this month.
- Frigid spell diverts natural gas from New England’s power grid (1/7/14)
For the second time since Friday, frigid temperatures in New England are forcing a realignment of how natural gas is used to power the region -– a renewed reminder that increasing reliance on natural gas, coupled with limited pipeline capacity to deliver it, has ramifications for the reliability of the electric grid and, potentially, the cost to consumers.